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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benchamek Sitsopirang (ranked 5173 p4p, 440 weight class) and William Regal (ranked 24890 p4p, 513 weight class). William Regal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benchamek Sitsopirang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Regal!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsopirang pushes Regal up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsopirang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsopirang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sitsopirang lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsopirang gets a clinch.
Sitsopirang misses with a knee to the head.
Sitsopirang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sitsopirang tries to pull guard but Regal won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsopirang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Regal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sitsopirang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Regal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sitsopirang has closed the distance and engaged Regal in a clinch.
Sitsopirang stalling against the cage.
Regal is trying to break free.
Sitsopirang landing knees to the body.
Regal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Regal ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Regal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sitsopirang throws an elbow that misses. Regal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sitsopirang's guard. Nice move by Regal!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Regal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Regal is looking to work some ground and pound but Sitsopirang has wrist control.
Regal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsopirang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sitsopirang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Regal.
Sitsopirang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sitsopirang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sitsopirang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Regal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sitsopirang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sitsopirang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sitsopirang is trying to keep Regal in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benchamek Sitsopirang dominated that round.
That's time! Sitsopirang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Regal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsopirang closes the distance and pushes Regal back into the cage.
Regal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsopirang has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsopirang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Sitsopirang.
Sitsopirang tries a body shot but Regal blocks it.
Regal breaks from the clinch.
Sitsopirang keeps Regal at a distance using the push kick.
Regal tries to keep at a distance but Sitsopirang has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regal working hard to break the clinch.
Sitsopirang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Regal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sitsopirang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Regal can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sitsopirang walks away with a smile on his face. Regal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sitsopirang misses with a body kick.
Regal throws a series of punches but Sitsopirang avoids them all with ease.
Sitsopirang clinches.
Regal breaks the clinch.
Sitsopirang doesn't manage to clinch there - Regal circles away.
Sitsopirang gets a clinch.
Sitsopirang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Regal scores with a knee to the head.
Benchamek Sitsopirang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsopirang pushes Regal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Regal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Regal fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsopirang misses with a knee to the head.
Sitsopirang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sitsopirang stalling.
Sitsopirang pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sitsopirang for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Sitsopirang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Regal smiles and moves away.
Regal swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsopirang.
Sitsopirang takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsopirang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Regal up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benchamek Sitsopirang dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Regal misses with the combination.
Regal moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsopirang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Regal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Regal misses with a leg kick.
Sitsopirang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Regal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Regal misses with a combination
and Sitsopirang counters with a left to the body.
Regal throws a combination that misses
and Sitsopirang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regal misses with a double jab.
Regal does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsopirang tries to clinch up but Regal circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Regal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benchamek Sitsopirang is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsopirang closes the distance and pushes Regal back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regal letting Sitsopirang take a breather here.
Sitsopirang controlling the action here for a moment.
Regal is trying to break free.
Regal is trying to break free.
Sitsopirang pulls guard.
Regal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sitsopirang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Regal as he jumps to the side.
Regal swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsopirang.
Regal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsopirang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Regal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsopirang scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsopirang tries to clinch there but Regal circles away.
Sitsopirang misses with the combination.
Sitsopirang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Regal as he avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Regal misses.
Sitsopirang throws a head kick but Regal moves out of range.
Sitsopirang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Regal is fending him off so far but Sitsopirang persists. Nope, Regal circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benchamek Sitsopirang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsopirang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Regal, pushing him back against the cage.
Regal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
William Regal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benchamek Sitsopirang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsopirang misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benchamek Sitsopirang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sitsopirang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benchamek Sitsopirang!
After the big win, Benchamek Sitsopirang made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KOMBAT KLOTHING and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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